Re: Writing passwords down [was: a passwordless operating system]

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 06:45:05AM +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >Do you have a reference?
> >
> >I ask because I'm in the middle of a discussion (and that was my advice,
> >too). Seeing what Schneier has to say on that would be very interesting.
>
> All of this advice is overly simplistic.

I cited two paragraphs of a chapter that is 95 pages long. One was an
introductory paragraph for the chapter, the other was an introductory
paragraph for the section. There is a lot more to read.

> The right answer depends on
> understanding your threats and making a conscious decision what risks
> you want to mitigate and which you want to accept. [...]

I think you should read the chapter rather than commenting on two
introductory paragraphs.

Jeff